Group Setting Peace Terms For Germans
Allied diplomats draft surrender and occupation terms calling for complete industrial demobilization of Germany. The plan, formed by the European advisory council in London and subject to Moscow London and Washington approval, anticipates two surrender scenarios and a temporary joint Allied military control over Germany with Berlin occupied jointly.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Europe
Germany
European Advisory Council
London
Moscow
White House
Berlin
Viscose Corp Sets 18 Percent Growth Plan
American Viscose Corp announces an 18 percent production expansion at Nitro with funds approved by the board. J Murrin, Nitro plant manager, says engineers will survey July 1 to seek War Production Board priorities. If approved, work starts in 1945. otherwise it becomes a post war project extending Nitro buildings and equipment for viscose process rayon.
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American Viscose Corp
J. ©. Murrin
Nitro
War Production Board
WPB
Murrin
Martin
Fire destroys community building at Eleanor in Putnam
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed a one story frame building at Eleanor Red House Farms Project Putnam county early yesterday morning. The loss was estimated at 17 by Community Manager J Z Janetiele. The structure owned by Red Mouse Assoc housed a post office restaurant store and pool room. Fire began about 2 30 a m and had progressed so quickly that contents could not be saved. An adjoining filling statman was not damaged. Dransfield said building and contents were fully insured.
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Red House Farms Project
Eleanor
Putnam County
J. Z. Janetiele
Bilding
Red Mouse Assoc
Charleston
Dransfield
Wilkie urges GOP to defend states rights and federal power
In a June 11 dispatch from New York Wendell Wilkie argues the Republican party must revert to states rights principles to counter federal overreach. He contends strong central government was needed to unite the nation in war and now is needed to sustain economic and social structure amid competing interests. He previews his forthcoming articles detailing GOP platform views for the June 25 convention.
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Wendell Wilkie
New York
Republican Party
Democratic Party
United States
ASIN
Repubican
Wisconsin
Wilkie
Chin Tage
Willkie
GOP
Washington
Fear of Defeat Grips Germany Amid Propaganda Push
Reports from Switzerland say fear of defeat has spread across Germany affecting civilians and troops. Nazi propaganda urges a final effort while La Suisse notes deserters and escaped POWs hiding in bombed towns forming a rumored resistance setup.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Germany
la Suisse
Basle
Textile Mills Get Priority Ratings From War Board
The War Production Board assigned urgency ratings to cotton textile mills to speed fabric for the armed forces and ease civilian shortages. Ratings range from 10 for urgent military needs like cotton duck and Army twill to lower scores for luxury fabrics, with 7 through 9 covering civilian demand items also in high use. The system guides labor shifts to boost production of critical goods and align mills with military requirements.
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War Production Board
WPB
Bae
Retailers Map War Loan Selling Campaign Kickoff
Kanawha County War Finance Committee prepares for the fifth War Loan drive with hundreds of retailers and staff assembling at 9 14 in the Kearse theater for sales instruction and pep talks. All stores close until 10 am. Charleston and Stonewall Jackson high schools perform before the program. A new World in Action short titled The Battle of Europe shows at 8 55 focusing on air battles to clear Nazi defenses for Allied invasions. Maj Henry Ford of Ashford is among brief speakers.
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Kanawha County War Finance
Kearse Theater
Charleston
Stonewall Jackson
Europe
Maj
Henry Ford
Ashford
Tease Furs
Karelia Front Breaks Through in Finland Advance
Stalin announces the Leningrad front drove 15 miles into Finnish defenses on the Karelia front, capturing Terijoki and other localities. The offensive followed heavy fighting and mass air and artillery support, timed with the Allied invasion of Western Europe.
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Finland
Moscow
Karelian
Europe
Joseph Stalin
Leningrad
American bombers hit Constanta and Danube docks near Bucharest
Allied Liberators with Lightning escort attacked Constanta on the Black Sea, setting oil facilities ablaze ten miles above the storage. Fifteen air force bombers struck Balkan targets aiding German lines, while Mustang escorts downed several enemy planes.
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Naples
Bucharest
Italy
15Th Air Force
Balkan
Liberators
Black Sea
Constanta
Danube
London Reopens Radio Link With Rome
Direct radio communication between Rome and London was reopened tonight. The circuit will serve press traffic from Italy. The Rome London service will be operated by Cable and Wireless in Rome and by the General Post Office in London.
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London
Rome
Nely
Cable and Wireless
General Post Office
5th West Virginia War Loan Drive Opens Today for 81 Million
The fifth West Virginia War Loan opens to raise 81 million with A C P Spurr urging easy buying and praise for volunteers. State plans outline daily reports through June 26 focusing first on individual sales, with corporate totals included after that date.
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West Va
Wien
West Virginia
West Viginia
iState War Finance
A. C. P Spurr
Fairmont
Charleston
Pousnik and Korenica Captured by Tito Allies Raid Balkans
London reported Marshal Tito and Allied troops captured the German base at Pousnik in Slovenia and the Croatian town of Korenica near Zagreb. The Yugoslav Partisans pressed operations in the Balkans with allied air, land, and sea support as fighting intensified against Nazi forces.
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London
Yugoshiv
Marshal Tito
Hitler
Balkans
Pousnik
Slovenia
Karenica
Zagreb
Opval Unis
Jralian
Lugsinpiresla
Col. i
Ernie Pyle's First France Story Humbly Grateful
Ernie Pyle writes from France about the D‑Day landing, detailing the brutal beach assault, German fortifications, and the relentless effort of Allied troops. He expresses gratitude toward the soldiers who opened the second front, describing the shattered beach, buried mines, and tangled wreckage as they moved inland to secure supplies and reinforcements.
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Ernie Pyle
France
Hr Combined
Apolican
We Associated Frenne Ith
Chantic Beach
Jan Louis Cowl
Allies Cross Half of Cherbourg Peninsula in Normandy Push
Allied forces report major gains in Normandy as American units reach the Cherbourg peninsula’s midline and advance toward St Lo and Carentan. British and American wings push from Isigny toward Cerisy forest and Evacuation routes as resistance remains strong near Cherbourg.
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Normandy
Peninsula
St. Lo
Allied Expeditionary Force
Montebourg
Cherbourg
Tilly-sur-Seulles
Lison
Isigny
Ceroisy
Carentan
St. Mere Eglise
Foes Continue Retreat in Italy
In Italy the 5th and 8th armies press the retreating German forces, having inflicted heavy losses. A ten mile advance north of Pescara on the Adriatic coast signals a major push, while the 14th German army withdraws six miles north of Viterbo as the Sth army advances ten miles beyond that city. Indications suggest broader German disarray as Allied forces press home the advance.
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Rome
Pescara
American Carrier Strikes Japan on Guam and Marianas
A powerful U S carrier task force hit Japanese positions on Guam and two nearby Mariana islands in a carrier air strike. The raid followed a February operation against Saipan Tinian and Guam and was announced by the fleet communique No 45.
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Washington
Guam
Mariana
Navy
Fecitin Fleet
Pacific Fleet
Tsk
Saipan
Tinian
Mariana Islands
Allied air forces pound Normandy beachhead in daylight strikes
Nearly 7,000 Allied warplanes, including 1,000 U.S. heavy bombers, struck German targets from the beachhead to Paris. Mustangs Thunderbolts and Lightnings blasted rail cars, trucks, tanks and locomotives while fighters hit enemy convoys and communications lines. Since D-day, the 7th Army Air Forces reported 12 planes lost and 9 German planes destroyed, with total sorties and bomb tonnage spanning the battle zone.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
U. S
Normandy
Paris
Pas de Calais
Strategic Air Force
Strategic Air
Sihaip Fayee
Sth
8Th Air Force
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Walt
Stalin
Karelia
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Rip Constanta
Korenica
Tito
Brac Isle
Vaen Wey
Fhre
Associated Press
Iran
Spain
Toulouse
Limoges
Tarbes
Metz
Avignon
Beillegarde
Office of War Information
Bellegarde
Bern
Gyannax
St. Calude
Morez
Oyannax
Lyon
Fort de Liecluse
CBS
Vichy
Yurato
Elease
U.S
Col. A
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